NLRB proceedings in the wake of Noel Canning *

USA - February 7 2013
On January 25, 2013, lawyers for Jones Day representing the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and arguing on…

Co-authors: Noel J. Francisco, Willis J. Goldsmith, Patricia A. Dunn (Trish), Jessica Kastin , Doreen S. Davis .

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D.C. Circuit holds that President Obama's "recess" appointments to the National Labor Relations Board are constitutionally invalid *

USA - January 25 2013
The D.C. Circuit ruled that the three January 4, 2012 "recess" appointments by President Obama to the National Labor Relations Board are invalid…

Co-authors: Noel J. Francisco, Robert Louis Ford, Patricia A. Dunn (Trish), Doreen S. Davis , Lawrence DiNardo.

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NLRB issues significant decisions at year's end *

USA - January 9 2013
As the term of Member Brian Hayes expired at the end of 2012, the National Labor Relations Board issued a flurry of recent decisions. The decisions…

Co-authors: Bryan E. Davis , Willis J. Goldsmith, Stanley Weiner , Patricia A. Dunn (Trish), Jessica Kastin .

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When to WARN? WARN act notice amid the threat of sequestration *

USA - November 19 2012
Unless Congress reaches agreement on a budget deficit reduction plan by January 2, 2013, automatic spending cuts will go into effect, causing significant reductions to both defense and non-exempt spending.

Co-authors: George S. Howard Jr, Donald J. Munro (Don), Michael J. Gray, Stanley Weiner , Alison B. Marshall.

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National Labor Relations Board issues two decisions enjoining employer rules limiting social media activities *

USA - October 3 2012
In recent weeks, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") has issued its first two decisions in the social media context, providing guidance to employers on the permissible scope of employment policies limiting employees' social media use.

Co-authors: Willis J. Goldsmith, Stanley Weiner , Patricia A. Dunn (Trish), Lawrence DiNardo, F. Curt Kirschner Jr..

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